- THE ITVENING CRITIC KSTAHLI8HED AUGUST 1808 Tho Itnllronit OohhIiii Controversy nl Itinibcrlnntl A lcttor from Cttmbcrlmiu Mil says Tho crossing of tho Pcniisylvanlii Hall rotul in Maryland ovor tho Haltlmoro mid Olilo Itailrond nt Hayes strcot Cumberland has not yet been cilcctcd Mr Lovcrlilgc Manager of tho now road publishes a lengthy statement giving lecctit correspondence be tween themselves and tho Ualtlinoro and Ohio authorities on tho subject Mr Oor lcau of tho canal company mado a sugges tion to Mr John W Garrett as follows I suggest you givo tho now road connection with canal by uso of switch on land of Con solidation Company provided tho now road will grco not to uso tho crossing at grado and tho rato to bo that fixed by act of 1878 which I think Is two and a lmlf cents iSTr John W Oarrctt wroto to Mr j rldgo that ho had accepted tho proposition J by a dispatch to President Gorman Mr i Lovcrldgo Fays President Gorman had no fl ntithprlty from cither of tho now roads to ...

J Tl on Jo mil TIj i m s THE EVENING CRITIC ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1808 EVENING AMUSEMENTS Thcnlro Continue Last night tlio Summer Theatro Comlmio was crowded to 1U utmost capacity llio rtuillctico was tlio largest of tlio season mid tlio performance lioyond it doubt tlio most interesting and amusing over given under tlio present management Tlio first part introducing femalo minstrels and four ex ceedingly funny end men was character izetFby good singing and tlio relation of numberless taking stories and jokes Tlio olio was a scries of Interesting songs sketches and dances Frank Lewis and tho Four Diamonds lenppcarlug after a long absenco to rcceivo an uproarious welcome Tho pcrforniancoconcluded with Slattcrys Hoarding House in which tho author Harry Mullen ono of tlio brightest Irish comedians In tlio variety profession ap peared to good advantage Ho was ably supported by John Koblnsoii and tlio entlro company Matinee next Friday Driver- Summer Clnrilen Tlioro was tlio regular woakly ...

i THE EVENING CRITIC ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1H0S j Aiiuiiicr ironi l roiONHnr UliltlmvH I To the Editor of The Jh en Ing Critic if While I do not rtoslro to tako up too mucn oi your vnituiuio space still 113 you were thu first to sucgest musical thanks giving or If you please a graiul jubilee ntul invited the opinions and suggestions of tlio musical fraternity ns well us business men I feel as n musician and lmvitiR juki hoiuu uxpcriuncu in mesu uumcrs uiai I the NUKRCstlons of Homo and objections of nttinad In ln B lllntld llVlllinDnil iqulro soino light In order to ninko their brightness visible Permit mo to say that I am surprised to And educated musicians advocating n musical festival or n series of it concerts when they know if they know anything Unit It is an impossibility ns stated lu my communication on Saturday to muko picparatlous for a successful mu sical gathering lu so short a time I nm nnd havo been for two or three years in favor of a grand musical festival I in this city...

l 4l WSK 3KS THE EVENING CRITIC ESTABLISHED AUGUST 1808 Jinn Tlicro Jloen Unlawful Almte incnt of TnxcH illor of TI16 Ikmtaj Critic I liopo tho taxpayers will have somo nu swor to tlio question raised by tho In quirer of Tun Citmc nliout unfair nnd un lawful abatement of taxes in favor of one of tlio District Commissioners Tho feliarR0 Is cither truo or false If false It ought not to bo dtfll cult to show that fact but a great many Ttcoplo bellevo tho chargo Is well founood Thoy bollovo that tho abatomont of 87Jiior cent of tho tax assessed for tho Improve ment of a certain street In Goorgotown bo causo ono of tho Conimislonors happon to bo largely Interested In property abutting on tlint street Is not honest Thoy may bo mistaken but thoy bollovo tho extra ordinary abatement in this case was a cor rupt oxcrclso of power in tho Interest of on of tho Commissioners I hopo you will give tho bottom facta about this transaction They must bo accossiblo somewhere It may lio tho Commissioner...